It is impossible for humans to live in societies and not fall under the influence of their community. But where do we draw the line on our behaviour and how it affects other people?
While it's hard to recognize when we're only conforming to herd mentality, I think it's much more harder for most individuals to recognize their own 'self' (beliefs, ideologies) and leave the herd. The reason is, we're sociologically wired to seek group approval, so leaving a herd may sometimes, lead to being an outcast, a social pariah, and that's one sacrifice many are not willing to make.
Yes!!! This is very right. Leaving herds is almost impossible. But we can try to switch between different herds to have a more balanced and more nuanced view of life.
Wow! This really requires deep thinking. How do one know, your standing out from a herd is not as a result of some other herd's influence? Well done bro. It's a really nice read.
Thank you mate. As regards getting out of the herd. We can't really escape herds. But moving through herds will allow us to mildly escape our biases and to see ahead of individual herds.
Thank you for sharing. I liked the part of clearing the YT data so you don't end up just consuming the same thing. A good morning read.
Thank you chief.
Beautiful insight, as usual.
While it's hard to recognize when we're only conforming to herd mentality, I think it's much more harder for most individuals to recognize their own 'self' (beliefs, ideologies) and leave the herd. The reason is, we're sociologically wired to seek group approval, so leaving a herd may sometimes, lead to being an outcast, a social pariah, and that's one sacrifice many are not willing to make.
Yes!!! This is very right. Leaving herds is almost impossible. But we can try to switch between different herds to have a more balanced and more nuanced view of life.
Wow! This really requires deep thinking. How do one know, your standing out from a herd is not as a result of some other herd's influence? Well done bro. It's a really nice read.
Thank you mate. As regards getting out of the herd. We can't really escape herds. But moving through herds will allow us to mildly escape our biases and to see ahead of individual herds.